No Sooner Than Formation
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This document discusses the phrase "no sooner...than" and provides examples of its use. It explains that "no sooner" is used with the past perfect tense in the first clause and past simple in the second clause to indicate one action immediately followed another. Several examples are given replacing "as soon as" phrases with their "no sooner...than" equivalents to illustrate the proper tense usage.
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No Sooner Than Formation
- 1. FORMATION OF SENTENCES NO SOONER…THEN BY MANISHA VAGHELA vaghela_manisha13@ya hoo.com BY:MANISHA VAGHELA 1
- 2. WHAT IS NO SOONER… THAN used to show that one thing happens immediately after another thing E.g. No sooner had I started mowing the lawn than it started raining. vaghela_manisha13@ya hoo.com BY:MANISHA VAGHELA 2
- 3. No sooner is only used with the past perfect in the sentence that starts with no sooner, and the past simple tense in the next sentence. According to tense after “No sooner” Do, Does, or Did is used with this effect verb is changed accordingly, in “As soon as” sentence when (,) is used between two sentences instead of (,) in “No sooner” sentence „than‟ is used. vaghela_manisha13@ya hoo.com BY:MANISHA VAGHELA 3
- 4. EXAMPLE 1. As soon as the peon rang the bell, the pupils left the class. No sooner did the peon ring the bell than the pupils left the class. 2. As soon as my father enters the house, I give him a glass of water. No sooner does my father enter the house than I give him a glass of water. vaghela_manisha13@ya hoo.com BY:MANISHA VAGHELA 4
- 5. 3. The students enter the class, as soon as the recess is over. No sooner is the recess over than the students enter the class. 4. As soon as the police arrived, the thief escape. No sooner did the police arrive than the thief escaped. vaghela_manisha13@ya hoo.com BY:MANISHA VAGHELA 5
- 6. 5. As soon as we reached the station, the train left the station. No sooner did we reach station than the train left the station. 6. As soon as the bell rang, the pupils entered the class. No sooner did the bell ring than the pupils entered the class. vaghela_manisha13@ya hoo.com BY:MANISHA VAGHELA 6
- 7. 7. As soon as the sun rose, we started our journey. No sooner did the sun rise than we started our journey. 8. As soon as the film show was over, people left the theatre. No sooner was the film show over than people left the theatre. 9. Scarcely had they finished the prayer, when we left the prayer hall. vaghela_manisha13@ya hoo.com BY:MANISHA VAGHELA 7
- 8. No sooner did they finish the prayer than we left the prayer hall. 10.Scarcely had I received the telegram when my legs began to tremble. No sooner did I receive the telegram than my legs began to tremble. 11. When the guard whistled, the train started. No sooner did the guard whistle than the train started. vaghela_manisha13@ya hoo.com BY:MANISHA VAGHELA 8
- 9. 12.As soon as the chief guest started his speech, the pupils began to murmur. No sooner did the chief guest start his speech than the pupils began to murmur. 13. As soon as the umpire declared vinod kambli out, the spectators shouted. No sooner did the umpire declare vinod kambli out than the spectators shouted. 14. My mouth went dry as the great beast lifted his head. vaghela_manisha13@ya hoo.com BY:MANISHA VAGHELA 9
- 10. No sooner did the great beast lift his head than my mouth went dry. 15. He helped me as soon as he found me in difficulty. No sooner did he find me in difficulty than he helped me. 16. As soon as Ami opened the room ,we came. No sooner did Ami open the room than we came. vaghela_manisha13@ya hoo.com BY:MANISHA VAGHELA 10
- 11. 17. As soon as the chief guest finished talk, we clapped. No sooner did the chief guest finish talk than we clapped. 18. As soon as I saw a snake, I screamed loudly. No sooner did I see snake than I screamed loudly. 19. As soon as I got the result ,he called me. No sooner did I get the result than he called me. vaghela_manisha13@ya hoo.com BY:MANISHA VAGHELA 11
- 12. 20. As soon as he comes, we laugh. No sooner does he come than we laugh. 21. He saw me. At once he stopped his car. No sooner did he see me than he stopped his car. 22. The child began to cry. At once the mother took him in her hands. No sooner did the child begin to cry than the mother took him in her hands. vaghela_manisha13@ya hoo.com BY:MANISHA VAGHELA 12
- 13. 23. He reached the office. At once he called me on the telephone. No sooner did he reach the office than he called me on the telephone. 24. The thieves saw the police. Immediately they ran away. No sooner did the thieves see the police than they ran away. 25. The fire engine arrived. At once it began to pump water on the burning house. vaghela_manisha13@ya hoo.com BY:MANISHA VAGHELA 13
- 14. No sooner did the fire engine arrive than it began to pump water on the burning house. 26.When the rain stopped, we started playing cricket. No sooner did the rain stop than we started playing cricket. 27. When she heard the sad news, she began to weep. No sooner did she hear the sad news than she began to weep. vaghela_manisha13@ya hoo.com BY:MANISHA VAGHELA 14
- 15. 28. As soon as the bell rang, the children rushed out of their classrooms. No sooner did the bell ring than the children rushed out of their classrooms. 29. Seeing my friend after a long time, I embraced him soon. No sooner did I see my friend after a long time than I embraced him. 30. As soon as the maid-servant opened the door, two masked man with guns pushed her back and entered the house. vaghela_manisha13@ya hoo.com BY:MANISHA VAGHELA 15
- 16. No sooner did the maid-servant open the door than two masked man with guns pushed her back and entered the house. 31. Hardly had I put the receiver back on the cradle when the bell rang up again. No sooner did I put the receiver on the cradle than the bell rang up again. 32. Hardly had Mr Mehta felt some pain in his heart when he put a pill under his tongue. No sooner did Mr Mehta feel some pain in his heart than he put a pill under his tongue. vaghela_manisha13@ya hoo.com BY:MANISHA VAGHELA 16
- 17. 33. As soon as the gates of the Shrinathji temple opened, a large crowd of devotees rushed in. No sooner did the gates of the shrinathji temple open than a large crowd of devotees rushed in. 34. Hardly had the storm started when the light went out. No sooner did the storm start than the light went out. vaghela_manisha13@ya hoo.com BY:MANISHA VAGHELA 17
- 18. 35. When my mother entered the kitchen, the cat jumped off the platform soon. No sooner did my mother enter the kitchen than the cat jumped off the platform. 36. Hardly had he stepped out for playing when his father called him inside. No sooner did he step out for playing than his father called him inside. vaghela_manisha13@ya hoo.com BY:MANISHA VAGHELA 18
- 19. 37. An accident occurred and in no time a large crowd gathered at the place. No sooner did an accident occur than a large crowd gathered at the place. vaghela_manisha13@ya hoo.com BY:MANISHA VAGHELA 19
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